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Originally Posted by WillAdams
For Zahn, I actually preferred _The Blackcollar_ and its second sequel (still need to track down a copy of the 3rd book in the series) --- interesting consideration of how sensor technology would affect military equipment and training.
William
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I was disappointed in the third book. It's probably worth reading, but it feels like a book done to fulfill a contract, long after the author has lost interest in the story. It's decently written and moves quickly, but could have been far more gripping than it was. For example, we have one character on Earth harboring a guilty secret. By the time we discover what it is, the denouement happens offstage, and it's hard to care. Done by someone like Keith Laumer at his peak, this section could make you cry. Done by Zahn in this book, you yawn. Zahn can, and has, done better.
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Dennis